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Controlling Hazards Release of Biomass‐Based Melamine Composite Tableware‐Based on the Synergistic Effect of Corn Starch and Bamboo Fiber
13/05/2025 - Biomass filler‐based melamine formaldehyde resin (MF) tableware is designed to reduce environmental impact. The number of ether bonds in tableware made by combining renewable biomass fillers and MF...
Sandwich Engineering Advances Ductile Thermoelectrics
13/05/2025 - An innovative sandwich engineering is developed to realize n‐type Ag2(S, Se)‐Ag2Se ductile thermoelectric films, exhibiting a record‐high thermoelectric performance near room‐temperature...
In Situ Tailored Frustrated Lewis Pairs on Asymmetric Bi─Ov─In Motifs Domino‐Direct High‐Efficiency Urea Electrosynthesis
13/05/2025 - A domino‐oriented electrosynthesis strategy to access urea of unprecedented selectivity from CO2 and NO3− is implemented over a Bi‐doped In2O3 catalyst with asymmetric Bi─Ov─In sites. The...
Amino acid regulation of peroxidase-like activity of Cu2O nanozyme for detection of tetracycline antibiotics
- Tetracycline antibiotics (TCs) are widely used in medicine, agriculture, and animal husbandry. However, their overuse has led to environmental pollution, posing a significant threat to water...
Plastic and rubber polymers in urban PM10 by pyrolysis–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry
- Microplastics, including tyre and road wear particles, have been detected in every environmental compartment in both urban and remote areas. However, their contribution to atmospheric particulate...
Integrated Approach for Improving Lutein Production of Chlorella sp. via Adaptive Evolution and Casein Acid Hydrolysate
- Lutein is a high value-added product in microalgae. There are several strategies to improve its production, including isolation and selection of high-lutein producing algal strains; strain...
Self-Assembled Immobilization and Metal-Polyphenol Network Encapsulation of β-Galactosidase on T4 Phage for Enhanced Biocatalytic Performance
- Enzymes, key catalysts in biochemical reactions, are prone to denaturation under harsh conditions, leading to reduced stability and higher costs. Enzyme immobilization, using carriers like...
Ionic Liquid‐Reinforced Multifunctional Hydrogel for the Treatment of Enterocutaneous Fistula
12/05/2025 - ECFGel is a multifunctional hydrogel engineered to treat infection‐associated ECFs. ECFGel demonstrates outstanding mechanical and biological properties, facilitating easy application, reliable...
Cleanly Removable and Degradable Bio‐Based Adhesive for Flexible Displays
12/05/2025 - Sustainable acrylic optically clear adhesives (OCAs) for foldable displays are developed by incorporating ultraviolet (UV)‐triggered debondability and lipoic acid–based degradability through...
All‐Inorganic Tin‐Containing Perovskite Solar Cells: An Emerging Eco‐Friendly Photovoltaic Technology
12/05/2025 - This review summarizes the recent progress of all‐inorganic Sn‐containing PSCs in the aspects of efficiency and stability, including the basic properties and degradation mechanisms/pathways of...
Control of Chemical Doping‐Mediated Space Charge for Energetic Band‐Switching Modulation in Low‐Noise Shortwave‐Infrared Organic Photodetector
09/05/2025 - This study investigates chemical doping effects on spatial charge distributions in SWIR organic photodetectors (OPDs). Defect control through doping concentration enables energetic band modulation,...
A Highly Adaptable Hydrogen Bond Re‐Orientation (HyBRO) Strategy for Multiscale Vasculature Fabrication
09/05/2025 - A novel hydrogen bond re‐orientation (HyBRO) strategy enables three‐dimensional (3D) printing of vascular microchannel networks with high accuracy. By switching sacrificial material interactions...
Halide Perovskite Photocatalysts for Clean Fuel Production and Organic Synthesis: Opportunities and Challenges
09/05/2025 - This review provides the state‐of‐the‐art overview of halide perovskite‐based photocatalysts for hydrogen production from water and halogen acid solutions, CO2 reduction into value‐added...
A Self‐Assembling Composite Structural Design for the Conversion of Hydroxyl‐Anchored Bonds Obtains High Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells
09/05/2025 - The detailed mechanisms governing the adsorption dynamics between SAMs and ITO delve into and promote homogeneous and stable SAMs film by converting the originally weak bonds anchored through...
Molecularly Engineered Rigid Ultra‐Micropore Membranes for Ultrahigh‐Power Osmotic Energy Harvesting from High‐Temperature Hypersaline Brine
08/05/2025 - The rigid ultra‐micropores are constructed by confining the semi‐rigid sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) molecules in graphene oxide nanochannels and fixing them with an amphiphilic molecule....
Effects of defined organic layers on the fluorescence lifetime of plastic materials
- Plastics have become an integral part of modern life, and linked to that fact, the demand for and global production of plastics are still increasing. However, the environmental pollution...
The quest for the perfect “total PFAS” method: how can the total oxidisable precursor (TOP) assay be made reliable?
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) make up a large and complex class of manmade chemicals. They have been widely used in numerous industrial branches and are incorporated into many...
A Genetic Algorithms‐Based Neural Network Model to Monitor Gibberellic Acid GA3 Fermentation Process by Fusarium fujikuroi
08/05/2025 - ABSTRACTA genetic algorithm‐optimized neural network (ANN‐GA) was developed for real‐time monitoring of gibberellin (GA3) production during Fusarium fujikuroi fermentation. This model addresses...
Low‐Activation Compositionally Complex Alloys for Advanced Nuclear Applications—A Review
07/05/2025 - Low‐activation compositionally complex alloys (LACCAs) are advanced metallic materials primarily composed of low‐activation elements, offering advantages such as rapid compliance with operational...
Entropy‐Driven Stabilization of Noble Metal Single Atoms: Advancing Ammonia Synthesis and Energy Output in Zinc‐Nitrate Batteries
06/05/2025 - This study proposed an innovative entropy‐driven strategy, demonstrating that the (CePrYZrHf)Ox high‐entropy oxide substrate can accommodate more Ru single atoms than the traditional...
Self‐Assembled Monolayer Interface with Reconstructed Hydrogen‐Bond Network for Enhanced CO2 Electroreduction
07/05/2025 - This work proposes a self‐assembled monolayer (SAM) with reconstructed hydrogen‐bond network to form an efficient three‐phase interface that facilitates CO2 mass transport and maintained an...